Irawati Karve

The 1st woman #anthropologist of India, who used physical & cultural #anthropology to characterize society structure. A scientist of…

Dr. Rajeshwari Chatterjee

A #pioneer in #microwave engineering labs in India, making significant…

MARYAM MIRZAKHANI

A prized #Iranian #mathematician, the first woman to receive a #Fields Medal... and an #artist, according to her daughter…

Dr. Jane Goodall

A leading #primatologist, #ethologist, #anthropologist, a UN Messenger for Peace, & an inspiration for generations, accepted by both chimps & the scientific community.

KATHERINE JOHNSON

The #African #American #mathematician (and probably the only person ever) who was considered to be more precise and reliable…

MARTINE BERTEREAU

A #mining #engineer, and the first #female #mineralogist ever recorded.

Anna Wessel Williams(1863–1954)

An American #doctor, a pioneer in #infectiousdiseases and a public…

Dr. Eugenie Clark

Known as The Shark Lady, integral in changing the attitudes towards #sharks, and #women in #ichtyology.

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist, received #NobelPrize in Physiology & Medicine in 2008 for discovering #HIV as the cause of #AIDS.

HYPATIA

A greek #astronomer, #philosopher and the earliest known female #mathematician. Now a #feminist icon.